A new chapter for a school with a 122-year pedigree in Adelaide’s north-eastern suburbs has begun following the formal opening of the $9.7m redevelopment works on Avenues College.

Families will benefit from $18.5 million in cost-of-living measures in next week’s State Budget, with the State Government providing $100 discounts to 2024 public school materials and service charge, while delivering more than a million additional meals through school breakfast programs.

The new Right Bite Food and Drink Supply Standards and the Healthy Food Environments Hub have today been launched to provide up to date healthy eating guidelines for schools.

A new $2 million one-stop-shop resource to help students find emerging career options was unveiled at a maritime high school in Adelaide’s west today.

The new Port Augusta Technical College will provide students with direct pathways to jobs such as electricians, engineers, boilermakers, and gas fitters.